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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Data (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 503. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to the provision of a special needs assistant, in association with the early childhood care and education scheme, from the start of 2015; and the number of special needs assistants this would involve. [29141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Data (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 504. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount, per child, allocated by his Department for special needs assistants for the free preschool year for 2015-16. [29142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Data (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 505. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children with special needs of early childhood care and education age; and the steps taken to date to establish this number. [29143/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 527. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the treatment abroad scheme if it is normal procedure for funding to be pulled last minute after the person (details supplied) has landed in the country where the treatment is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the minimum distance of 3.2 km to qualify for school transport, or to apply discretion for low-income families with medical cards, in particular in rural areas with poor road infrastructure, where walking or cycling is not a viable option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28768/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations, which were comprehensive and contained many good recommendations. We have had a number of meetings over a long period so my questions will be relevant to the presentations and will not rehash questions we have been raising repeatedly. The city and county child care committees offer a wide variety of services locally to early...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I support the amendment. Even three months in a detention centre on remand can be a very long time for a young person. If at all possible, children on remand should be kept separate from those who have been convicted of a crime. For a child, being placed on remand for the first time can be very traumatic and scary. The Minister should reconsider the matter.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 9, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(3) Where an inquiry is held under subsection (1) the child shall be provided with an opportunity to be heard and to respond to any allegation of disciplinary breach orally or in writing.”.Although the Bill makes provision for the director of the Oberstown campus to hold an inquiry into an...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is very important that a child be given a fair hearing, especially if he or she is in breach of discipline. He or she must be afforded an opportunity to respond orally or in writing. We must also understand some of the children in question have very poor communication skills and literacy problems. The are entitled to a right to reply - verbally or in...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Rehabilitation should be the first option when addressing minors with issues. The State has a duty to protect and facilitate children who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. We need to treat these children as minors, not as adults or criminals. They must be afforded all of the supports they need for rehabilitation. That should be the State's first priority. While the Bill gives...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Somebody under the age of 18 years should be given a chance. He or she should be assessed regularly according to his or her age and should not be thrown in prison for in excess of three years. Many such children have learning difficulties, special needs and mental health issues. We must work on the basis that a young child can be rehabilitated. With regard to amendment No. 6, in cases...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 10, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(3) The Court shall not impose a period of detention in excess of three years. Where a court imposes any period of detention on a child it shall give its reasons for doing so in writing.”.”.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I, too, thank the Minister and his staff and recognise that it is good legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to increase the capitation fee from €62.50 per child to €64.50 for 38 weeks and 52 weeks. respectively. [29445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Irish children of early childhood care and education scheme age who currently reside in this State. [29446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of free preschool places that are available under the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2015 for the next 38-week period. [29447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free after-school child care scheme. [29448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places that will be available under the free after-school child care scheme for the 38-week period of 2015-16, commencing in September 2015. [29449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the system in place for transporting children from school to after-school child care provided through the free after-school child care scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the counties availing of the scheme and by the number of participants. [29450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants employed on the JobBridge scheme for child care provision placements. [30382/15]